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Vale Simon Crean

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry pays tribute to former Australian Labor Party leader and Australian Council of Trade Unions president Simon Crean, who passed away suddenly in Berlin overnight.

26 Jun 2023

More effort needed to kickstart productivity growth: ACCI

Today’s National Accounts data has revealed that the Australian economy risks being dragged down by lacklustre productivity growth, the nation’s largest business network has warned.

7 Jun 2023

Rate rise brought to you by the ACTU

Last week’s decision to increase award wages by 5.75 per cent has forced the hand of the Reserve Bank, with the board delivering a further 0.25 per cent increase in the cash rate today.

6 Jun 2023

Business unites to oppose destructive IR changes

The Australian business community today stands as one with the launch of a national media campaign to raise public awareness of the risks if the Albanese Government implements the so-called ‘Same Job, Same Pay’ industrial relations changes.

5 Jun 2023

$12.6 billion wages bill to slug small business

Today’s decision by the Fair Work Commission to increase award and minimum wages by 5.75 per cent will slug small and family businesses, already encumbered by soaring costs, with a $12.6 billion wages bill.

2 Jun 2023

Business renews call for 4 per cent wage increase

Ahead of the Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review decision today, the nation’s largest business network, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has renewed its call for a cautious and calibrated wage increase of 4 per cent.

2 Jun 2023

Sticky price pressures warrant wage restraint

Fresh inflation figures released today reveal that price pressures across the economy remain acute, marking further pain for households and small businesses.

31 May 2023

A new era set for Australia-UK trade

Local businesses are set to benefit when a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom comes into force today.

31 May 2023